Windows 10: Avast- UI Failed to Load error after 1803 Update

Yeah! That was really weird: the network connection going down after uninstalling Avast. I just restarted the router and it cleared up, but WTF?

There are a LOT of little nagging bugs due to this 1803 upgrade, not just with Avast. Really wish I had waited to do it. I have an image to restore but not pissed off enough to do that yet.

As for AV, my impression is that Windows Defender is alright, but not as good as many free AV we can run (source: any search for "best Free AV"). As best said on Tom's Guide: "Windows Defender is better than Nothing". It's main claim to fame is the fast startup and seamless operation with Windows (Do I smell Internet Explorer and Windows 98?).
But in AV reviews Windows Defender rarely even shows up in a top ten list for effectiveness.

So I am going to try and get Avast to work on this PC. The most recent info on their forum is that they are aware of the problem and are working on getting a hotfix out soon, maybe sometime next week. We should look for a newer version than 18.4.2338. That should have the fix in it.

Keep in mind that I am not saying that one AV is so much superior to any other, in terms of protection they are all grouped together in a pack, and tech geeks just dwell on the minutia and bragging rights. In the end it just comes down to personal preference.
Ex: how do you quantify "usability"?

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I also made sure to get my installation file direct from Avast, not the typical Cnet file in most links. That link is in the link above also.

The version is 18.4.2338
The build is 18.4.3895.325 - that .325 indicates it is the new installer

You can also check to see if you have the latest microupdate by checking in the registry:
HKLM > Software > Wow6432node > Avast Software > Avast > and then looking next to Microupdates
You should see entries that start with 356= and 357=

Hope that helps everyone!

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Hi,
Spent all day yesterday trying to recover from a failed update on a 64bit Lenovo laptop that was completely up to date before starting the upgrade to 1803 a couple of days ago. I left the upgrade working overnight.
Here's the screen after I...

I am getting the following Error ID: 33 in the new 1803 April 2018 update.
Failed to add hardcoded change pair "http -> http" to engine: Not implemented. The spell checker will still be available.
187154
Any ideas what this might be?

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